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Biochemistry
What we do
The Biochemistry Department is part of the Laboratory Medicine Directorate in St. James's Hospital. The Department provides an extensive range of routine, specialised and endocrinology assays (Tests) for the hospital, external institutions and General Practioners. It is also the national centre for the investigation and diagnosis of Porphyria. Over 650,000 patient samples (accounting for approx. 5.5 million tests (2011)) are processed annually.
For information in regard to the test repertoire offered, sample types required, reference ranges and test turnaround times, please see the LabMed User Guide
Contact Details
| Title | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Enquiries (incl. Reports) | (01) 416 2051 / 2061 / 2016 / 2075 / 3618 | ||
| Consultant Chemical Pathologist | Dr. Vivion Crowley | (01) 416 2935 | vcrowley@stjames.ie |
| Chief Medical Scientist | Mr. Liam Field | (01) 416 2041 | lfield@stjames.ie |
| Registrar/SHO | (01) 416 2047 / 2911 / Bleep 747 | ||
| General Biochemistry 2 (No reports) | (01) 416 2918/2066 | ||
| On-call Laboratory (Out of hours) | (01) 416 2066 | ||
| Porphyria Laboratory | (01) 416 2058 | ||
| Endocrinology Laboratory (No reports) | (01) 416 2991 |
Consultants
| Consultant | Speciality (directorate) | Telephone & fax | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Vivion Crowley | Consultant Chemical Pathologist (LabMed) | vcrowley@stjames.ie |
Tel: (01) 416 2935 Fax: |
| Nurse liaison: | Tel: |
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St. James's Hospital, James's Street, Dublin 8, Ireland. · tel: 01 410 3000 · email: info@stjames.ie
